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UNNAMED VARIETIES. 



In many cases packages of sorghum -seed were received and planted 

 iu the experimental field, which showed as they matured that they 

 had been wrongty named. When the plot was seen to be identical be- 

 yond doubt with some other well-known variety, it would be classed 

 \\ith it, as has been done in several cases above. But this could not 

 be decided definitely in all cases. Varieties were also received for identi- 

 fication which were unknown to us. 



Ten varieties were received from Algiers, the names of which could 

 not be given by the person who sent them. 



Probably the most interesting collection of seed received by the sta- 

 tion was furnished by Dr. Peter Collier, director of the New York ex- 

 periment station. It comprised a large number of varieties, including 

 many from foreign countries, collected through consuls while Dr. Collier 

 was in tlio IT. S. Department of Agriculture. Unfortunately the names 

 and records of these varieties could not be obtained. 



